Folding cot or bed



(No Model.) 7

J. S. MAOKIE. FOLDING GOT OR BED.

No. 537,839. Patented Apr. 23, 1895.

NlTE STATES.

ATENT- FmEf JAMES sMAoKIn, on BARRE, VERMONT.

FOLDING coToR BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,8 39, dated April23, 1895.

Application filed November 1, 1893. Renewed October 11, 1894. Serial No,525,689. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. MACKIE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Barre, in the county of Washington and State of Vermont,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Cots orBeds;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the inventron, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a folding cot or bed, and has for its objectto provide simple and convenient means for readily and easily foldingall the parts of such a device including the wire or spring bed bottomand the mattress by a simultaneous operation.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of theconstruction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be morefully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a bed or cotembodying the invention shown broken away and having the mattressremoved. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a cot or bed shown folded.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in both figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the opposite siderails of the cot or bed and 2 the opposite end rails connected to saidside rails, and which are supplied with legs or feet 3. The inneropposing sides of the rails 1 are supplied with longitudinally disposedstrips 4, which have therein, adjacent to their opposite ends, notches5. Adjacent to the opposite ends of the said strips 4,,and slightlyabove the same and nearer the ends of the side rails, are metallic loopsor straps 6.

Hinged to the upper portions of the end rails 2, which are slightlybelow the upper edges of the side rails 1, are the head and foot boards7 and 8, each of which has bars 9 hinged to the opposite inner portionsof the same, said bars having lower angularly shaped ends 10 to engagethenotches in the strips 4, and being of a width to slide on the topportions of the said strips 4 when the said angularly shaped ends aredisengaged from the notches 5 in folding the head and foot board-sinwardly, as

clearly shown in Fig. 2. Also pivotally secured to the head and footboards in slots 11 directly under the points where the bars 9 areattached, are links 12, whose lower ends move through the straps orloops 6, and are pivotally attached to the outer ends of elbows orbrackets 13, secured to the opposite sides of the spring bed bottomframe let, which also supports the mattress as shown in Fig. 2.

When the head and end boards are folded inwardly, the links 12 arepushed downwardly to proportionately and simultaneously move the frame14 downward and permit the said head and end boards to fold snuglyinward on top of the mattress, as fully shown in Fig. 2. The straps orloops 6 hold the links 12 in place and the construction is duplicated inconnection with both the head and foot board.

The device as herein set forth is exceptionally convenient andfacilitates the storage of the cot or bed in a small space and to insurea stability of support when the head and foot board are raised and anautomatic looking action of the bars 9 with the notches in the strips 4.

It is obviously apparent that many minor changes in the construction andarrangement of the several parts might be made and substituted for thoseshown and described without in the least departing from the spirit ornature of the invention. 1

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In acot or bed, the combination of side rails having strips on the inneropposing sides,

notches and-a bed bottom frame adapted to supporta mattress connected tothe said head and foot boards and adapted to move therewith,substantially as described.

2. In a cot or bed,the combination of a bed framehaving head and endboards hinged thereto to fold inwardly thereover, side rails and stripshaving notches therein, near the opposite ends of the same, bars hingedto the said head and foot boards and adapted to engage the said notchesa bed bottom frame adapted to support a mattress movably mounted withinthe bed frame and having elspecification in the presence of twosubscribbows or brackets secured to the opposite sides ing witnesses.thereof, and links secured to the outer p01- a tions of said elbows orbrackets and to the JAMED MAQKIE' 5 head and foot boards, substantiallyas de- Witnesses:

scribed. R. W. BRALEY,

In testimony whereof I have signed this F. N. BRALEY.

